Total Timing for LT1
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From: stop the fun suckers
Total Timing for LT1
I noticed the stock program has timing going up to 42* or something high.. and my modified table has it going as high as 46* this sounds pretty high..
I remeber in the old Crab/HEI days most cars like about 36-38* total timing.. are LT1's that different? if so is it because of the reverse flow cooling or jsut the distributorless ignition..
I remeber in the old Crab/HEI days most cars like about 36-38* total timing.. are LT1's that different? if so is it because of the reverse flow cooling or jsut the distributorless ignition..
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From: stop the fun suckers
Re: Total Timing for LT1 (STL94LT1)
So you found your car (LT1) likes 41* total advance? That is still somehwat higher than the old days when most chevy small blocks liked 36-38* total..
That I'm really tring to do is figure out how much advance the car likes.. it doesnt retard the timing at my current numbers. However, I read somepace than more timing is not always better.. and adding more cubes, higher compression and bigger cam usually requires the timing to be retarted a bit.. not advanced from the stock program like mine.
That I'm really tring to do is figure out how much advance the car likes.. it doesnt retard the timing at my current numbers. However, I read somepace than more timing is not always better.. and adding more cubes, higher compression and bigger cam usually requires the timing to be retarted a bit.. not advanced from the stock program like mine.
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Re: Total Timing for LT1 (BluByU)
Also my car is running 11:1 compression with no spark retard. Every car is different, just find out what timing your car likes. I did my final WOT tuning on a DynoJet with a wide band o2.
